egret

n. 白鹭

发音

UK /ˈiːɡɹɪt/
其它
US /ˈiɡɹɪt/
US /ˈiˌɡɹɛt/
US /iˈɡɹɛt/
US /ˈɛɡɹɪt/

词形变化

egrets 复数 egrets

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season.

    白鹭

    白鹭鸶

  2. 2.

    A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament.

  3. 3.

    The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, such as the down of the thistle.

    生物 植物学
  4. 4.

    The crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis)

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

heron

下位词 4

great white heron cattle egret little egret snowy egret

相关短语

snowy egret 【鸟类】雪鹭(Egretta thula) cattle egret [网络] 牛背鹭；黄头鹭；牛鹭 great egret 大白鹭 little egret [网络] 小白鹭；小白鹭商行；小白鹭吃鱼 yellow-billed egret intermediate egret median egret great white egret common egret western cattle egret 牛背鹭 reddish egret large egret

词源

From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman egret, aigrette (“egret”), from Old Occitan aigreta, diminutive of aigron (“heron”), from Medieval Latin hairo, from Frankish *haigro (“heron”). Cognate with Old High German heigaro (“heron”), Old English hrāgra (“heron”). Doublet of aigrette. More at heron.

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